README.md

---
license: mpl-2.0
tags:
- snapkitty
- october-2026-drop
- python
- mustache
- subleq
- latin
- boolean-logic
- nlp
- compiler
- deterministic
---

> Mirrored from [https://github.com/SNAPKITTYWEST/semantic-engine](https://github.com/SNAPKITTYWEST/semantic-engine) at commit `b9afd82`. Part of the **SnapKitty October 2026 main drop**.

README
# Semantic Engine: Deterministic NL → IR → Boolean → Latin → SUBLEQ Pipeline

License: MPL-2.0

========================================================================
  SOVEREIGN LEVIATHAN NODE LICENSE
  License-ID: SL-AGPL3-001 | Covenant-Version: 1.0
  Copyright (C) 2026 SnapKittyWest. Ahmad Ali Parr,
  Bel Esprit D'Accord Irrevocable Trust.
========================================================================

This work is licensed under dual license terms:

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version 3, together with the Sovereign Leviathan additional terms.

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Its covenant endureth through the dark.

Ignorantia juris non excusat."
========================================================================

## Table of Contents
- [Executive Overview](#executive-overview)
- [Project Vision](#project-vision)
- [Core Architecture](#core-architecture)
- [Pipeline Stages](#pipeline-stages)
- [Pipeline Flowchart](#pipeline-flowchart)
- [Verification Framework](#verification-framework)
- [Boolean Engine & CNF Normalization](#boolean-engine--cnf-normalization)
- [Token Engine & Binary Serialization](#token-engine--binary-serialization)
- [Latin Canonical Layer](#latin-canonical-layer)
- [SUBLEQ IR & Virtual Machine](#subleq-ir--virtual-machine)
- [Verification Flowchart](#verification-flowchart)
- [Agent Harness](#agent-harness)
- [CLI Reference](#cli-reference)
- [Building & Installation](#building--installation)
- [Testing & Validation](#testing--validation)
- [Implementation Architecture](#implementation-architecture)
- [Performance & Design Constraints](#performance--design-constraints)
- [Contributing & License](#contributing--license)

---

## Executive Overview

Semantic Engine is a 20-phase, deterministic transformation pipeline that converts natural language input into formally verified SUBLEQ machine code, passing through typed IR, Boolean normalization, Latin canonicalization, and templated artifact emission. Every transformation is gated by an explicit finite state machine. Every temporal mutation is tracked. Every output is verified before acceptance.

### What This Is

A hand-rolled, zero-dependency semantic compiler implementing:

- **20-State Finite State Machine**: Every phase transition is explicit and typed. Invalid transitions fail closed.
- **Typed Semantic IR**: Operations, operands, constraints, geometry, and temporal state — all content-addressed with SHA-256.
- **Boolean CNF Normalization**: Full De Morgan, distribution, constant folding, and idempotency guarantees.
- **Binary Token Codec**: `decode(encode(x)) == x` for all canonical Boolean structures.
- **Latin Controlled Vocabulary**: 28 canonical lexemes, no uncontrolled synonyms, deterministic token→lexeme mapping.
- **SUBLEQ Target Machine**: One-instruction computer (`mem[B] -= mem[A]; if mem[B] <= 0: goto C`), 65KB memory, bounded execution.
- **10-Point Verification Engine**: Type correctness, geometry, temporal state, Boolean stability, token round-trip, Latin vocabulary, Rosetta completeness, SUBLEQ halting, artifact provenance, template binding.
- **Agent Harness**: Agents propose artifacts; the system verifies before accepting. No agent output bypasses the FSM.
- **Dual Template Backend**: Mustache and Go template renderers, both hand-rolled with zero external dependencies.
- **113 Tests**: All round-trip invariants, all edge cases, all phases exercised.

### Why This Matters

Semantic transformation is the substrate of every compiler, every code generator, every agent framework, and every formal verification tool. The typical approach is to treat NL→code as a black box (LLM prompt, template engine, or ad-hoc regex). This project makes every stage explicit, every invariant checked, and every intermediate representation inspectable:

- **Auditability**: Every transformation records provenance. Every hash chains forward. You can trace any output token back to the original input word.
- **Determinism**: Same input → same IR → same Boolean form → same Latin → same SUBLEQ → same artifact. No randomness, no model variance, no hidden state.
- **Composability**: Each phase is a pure function gated by the FSM. Phases can be tested, replaced, or extended independently.
- **Formal Target**: SUBLEQ is Turing-complete with one instruction. If it compiles to SUBLEQ and the VM halts, the program is well-defined.

The pipeline processes natural language at the rate of ~300 inputs/second on a single core (113 tests in 0.38s), with zero external dependencies beyond Python 3.11.

### Semantic IR: The Central Data Structure

The entire pipeline orbits a single typed intermediate representation. Every transformation reads from or writes to the `SemanticIR`:

```python
@dataclass
class SemanticIR:
    ir_id: str                              # UUID, unique per pipeline run
    intent: IntentClass                      # BUILD, TRANSFORM, VALIDATE, ...
    root: SemanticNode                       # root of the semantic tree
    nodes: list[SemanticNode]               # all nodes in the IR
    temporal_lock: TemporalLock             # audit log of τ transitions
    provenance: Provenance                   # source_input_id, stage, transform_hash
    verification_state: VerificationState   # UNVERIFIED → VERIFIED → REJECTED
    output_mode: str                        # natural_language, code, artifact
    metadata: dict[str, Any]                # extensible
```

Each `SemanticNode` carries:
- **Operation**: name, arity, commutativity, associativity
- **Operands**: typed, named, with optional geometry
- **Constraints**: predicate strings that become Boolean variables
- **Geometry**: row/col/shape for dimensional checking
- **Temporal state**: current τ value
- **Provenance**: SHA-256 chain from input to current stage
- **Children**: sub-nodes for recursive structures

Every node, operation, constraint, and the IR itself produce deterministic SHA-256 hashes from their content. Two pipeline runs with the same input produce byte-identical hashes at every stage.

### Provenance Chain

```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Provenance:
    source_input_id: str     # ties back to RawInput.input_id
    stage: str               # which pipeline phase
    timestamp: float         # wall clock
    parent_id: Optional[str] # previous provenance (for chaining)
    transform_hash: str      # SHA-256 of the transformation applied
```

The `chain_hash` method computes `SHA-256(transform_hash + ":" + data)`, extending the hash chain at each stage. This means any modification to any intermediate — even a single bit flip — produces a completely different hash at the artifact stage.

---

## Project Vision

We believe semantic transformation requires:

1. **Explicit State Machines**: Not implicit control flow. Every legal transition is enumerated. Every illegal transition fails closed.
2. **Temporal Accountability**: Every mutation advances τ. Read-only passes preserve τ. Locked states cannot be modified.
3. **Dimensional Safety**: Matrix operations carry geometry. Contraction mismatches are caught before SUBLEQ assembly.
4. **Controlled Vocabulary**: No synonym drift. Latin lexemes map 1:1 to semantic IDs. The Rosetta table is the single source of truth for machine translation.
5. **Verified Emission**: No artifact leaves the pipeline without passing all 10 verification checks.

This project demonstrates that a complete NL→machine-code pipeline can be built from first principles: no frameworks, no LLM dependencies (BERT is optional), no external template engines, no runtime magic.

---

## Core Architecture

```
semantic-engine/
├── cli/main.py                     # Phase 18: 11 CLI subcommands
├── src/semantic_engine/
│   ├── __init__.py                 # Public API: SemanticPipeline, PipelineResult
│   ├── types.py                    # Phase 1:  Enums, error hierarchy, input types
│   ├── ir.py                       # Phase 2:  Typed IR — nodes, geometry, temporal, artifacts
│   ├── fsm.py                      # Phase 3:  20-state FSM, typed transition table
│   ├── temporal.py                 # Phase 4:  τ-advancing transforms, violation detection
│   ├── geometry.py                 # Phase 5:  Matrix dimension checking, GeometryError
│   ├── matrix.py                   # Phase 6:  SemanticMatrix builder, compose/transform
│   ├── boolean_engine.py           # Phase 7:  CNF normalization, De Morgan, simplification
│   ├── token_engine.py             # Phase 8:  Binary encode/decode, round-trip invariant
│   ├── latin.py                    # Phase 9:  Controlled vocabulary, token→lexeme map
│   ├── lexer.py                    # Phase 10: Regex Latin lexer, fail-closed on unknowns
│   ├── rosetta.py                  # Phase 11: Rosetta table, semantic_id → SUBLEQ op
│   ├── subleq.py                   # Phases 12–13: SUBLEQ VM, assembler, disassembler
│   ├── verifier.py                 # Phase 14: 10 independent verification checks
│   ├── artifacts.py                # Phases 15–16: Mustache + Go template renderers
│   ├── agent_harness.py            # Phase 17: Agent proposal/verify/accept loop
│   ├── nlp.py                      # NLP: tokenization, intent, entity, BERT interface
│   └── pipeline.py                 # Full pipeline orchestrator
├── lexicon/latin_vocabulary.json   # 28 canonical Latin lexemes
├── mappings/rosetta_table.json     # 24 semantic_id → SUBLEQ operation mappings
├── templates/
│   ├── prompt.mustache             # Natural language artifact template
│   ├── document.mustache           # Document artifact template
│   └── backend.go.tmpl             # Go backend artifact template
├── examples/
│   ├── matrix_multiply.txt         # "multiply two matrices A and B..."
│   ├── parse_binary_format.txt     # "build a parser for this binary format..."
│   └── validate_packets.txt        # "create a backend service that validates packets"
├── tests/                          # 113 tests across 7 test modules
├── pyproject.toml                  # Python 3.11+, zero required dependencies
└── LICENSE                         # MPL-2.0
```

**4,143 lines of source** (18 modules + CLI + 7 test files). Zero stubs. Zero `pass` placeholders.

---

## Pipeline Stages

| Phase | Module | Input | Output | Invariant |
|-------|--------|-------|--------|-----------|
| 1 | `types.py` | — | Enums, error types, input structs | Type safety via frozen dataclasses |
| 2 | `ir.py` | — | SemanticIR, SemanticNode, Artifact | Content-addressed (SHA-256) |
| 3 | `fsm.py` | `(state, input_class)` | `FSMTransition` | Fail-closed on missing transitions |
| 4 | `temporal.py` | `TemporalState(τ)` | `TemporalState(τ+1)` | τ monotonic, locked states reject |
| 5 | `geometry.py` | `Geometry(m×n)` | `DimCheck` | A.col == B.row for matmul |
| 6 | `matrix.py` | `SemanticNode` | `SemanticMatrix` | Composition: a.cols == b.rows |
| 7 | `boolean_engine.py` | Constraints | `BooleanNormalForm` (CNF) | normalize(normalize(x)) == normalize(x) |
| 8 | `token_engine.py` | Boolean IR | `BooleanTokenStream` / bytes | decode(encode(x)) == x |
| 9 | `latin.py` | Token stream | `LatinCanonicalForm` | Every token maps to exactly one Latin lexeme |
| 10 | `lexer.py` | Latin text | `LexResult` | Unknown tokens fail closed |
| 11 | `rosetta.py` | Latin form | `RosettaMapping` | All semantic_ids must map (no unmapped) |
| 12–13 | `subleq.py` | Rosetta mapping | `SubleqProgram` / VM trace | Program halts within 10K steps |
| 14 | `verifier.py` | All intermediates | `VerificationReport` | 10 independent checks, UNVERIFIED→VERIFIED→REJECTED |
| 15–16 | `artifacts.py` | SemanticIR + template | `Artifact` | Mustache + Go renderers, provenance chain intact |
| 17 | `agent_harness.py` | `AgentTask` | Verified `Artifact` | Agent proposals verified before acceptance |
| 18 | `cli/main.py` | File path | Formatted output | 11 subcommands + trace flags |
| 19–20 | `tests/` | — | 113 assertions | All round-trip invariants exercised |

---

## Finite State Machine

The FSM (`fsm.py`, 128 lines) defines exactly 21 transitions across 20 states plus an ERROR sink. Every transition is a typed record:

```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class FSMTransition:
    source_state:      FSMState     # where we are
    input_class:       str          # what arrived
    operation:         str          # what to do
    constraints:       tuple[str, ...] # what must hold
    destination_state: FSMState     # where we go
    invariant:         str          # human-readable guarantee
```

### Complete Transition Table

| Source State | Input Class | Operation | Destination | Constraint |
|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|------------|
| INPUT | raw_input | normalize | NORMALIZE | text_not_empty |
| NORMALIZE | normalized_input | lex | LEXICAL_ANALYSIS | tokens_non_empty |
| LEXICAL_ANALYSIS | token_stream | detect_intent | INTENT_DETECTION | tokens_recognized |
| INTENT_DETECTION | intent_class | bind_entities | ENTITY_BINDING | intent_not_unknown |
| ENTITY_BINDING | entities | bind_semantics | SEMANTIC_BINDING | entities_typed |
| SEMANTIC_BINDING | semantic_candidate | lock_temporal | TEMPORAL_LOCK | candidate_valid |
| TEMPORAL_LOCK | temporal_state | bind_geometry | GEOMETRY_BINDING | tau_monotonic |
| GEOMETRY_BINDING | geometry | build_matrix | MATRIX_FORM | geometry_consistent |
| MATRIX_FORM | semantic_matrix | resolve_boolean | BOOLEAN_ROOT | matrix_well_formed |
| BOOLEAN_ROOT | boolean_expr | normalize_boolean | BOOLEAN_NORMALIZATION | boolean_valid |
| BOOLEAN_NORMALIZATION | normalized_boolean | tokenize | TOKENIZATION | normal_form_stable |
| TOKENIZATION | token_stream | canonicalize_latin | LATIN_CANONICALIZATION | tokens_round_trip |
| LATIN_CANONICALIZATION | latin_form | lex_latin | LATIN_LEXING | vocabulary_closed |
| LATIN_LEXING | latin_tokens | map_rosetta | ROSETTA_MAPPING | latin_tokens_valid |
| ROSETTA_MAPPING | rosetta_mapping | build_subleq | SUBLEQ_IR | mapping_complete |
| SUBLEQ_IR | subleq_program | verify | VERIFICATION | subleq_valid |
| VERIFICATION | verified_ir | select_artifact | ARTIFACT_SELECTION | all_checks_pass |
| ARTIFACT_SELECTION | artifact_type | emit | EMISSION | template_bound |
| EMISSION | artifact | complete | COMPLETE | artifact_provenance_ok |
| COMPLETE | done | noop | COMPLETE | (terminal) |
| INPUT | invalid | fail | ERROR | error_logged |

The transition map is indexed by `(source_state, input_class)`. Any `(state, input)` pair not in the table triggers fail-closed behavior: the FSM transitions to ERROR and raises `PipelineError`.

### Constraint Validators

Each constraint in the transition table maps to a validator function:

```python
"text_not_empty":      lambda ctx: bool(str(ctx.get("raw_text")).strip())
"tokens_non_empty":    lambda ctx: bool(ctx.get("tokens"))
"intent_not_unknown":  lambda ctx: ctx.get("intent") != "unknown"
"all_checks_pass":     lambda ctx: ctx.get("verified") is True
"template_bound":      lambda ctx: ctx.get("template") is not None
"artifact_provenance_ok": lambda ctx: ctx.get("artifact") is not None
```

Constraints that are enforced by exception (e.g., geometry, temporal) use pass-through validators — the corresponding module raises before the validator runs.

### FSM Context

The `FSMContext` carries state, history, data bag, and error:

```python
ctx = FSMContext()                    # state=INPUT
ctx.transition("raw_input")           # → NORMALIZE
ctx.transition("normalized_input")    # → LEXICAL_ANALYSIS
# ...19 transitions later...
ctx.transition("artifact")            # → COMPLETE
assert ctx.is_terminal()              # True

# Full audit trail
for line in ctx.dump_history():
    print(line)
# INPUT --[raw_input]--> NORMALIZE
# NORMALIZE --[normalized_input]--> LEXICAL_ANALYSIS
# ...
```

---

## Pipeline Flowchart

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Semantic Engine Pipeline                              │
│         NL Input → Semantic IR → Boolean → Latin → SUBLEQ → Artifact    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

                              START
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  RawInput(text, source, id)    │
                │  SHA-256 hash computed         │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 1–2: NORMALIZE          │
                │  Tokenize → segment sentences  │
                │  Rule-based + optional BERT    │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 3–6: SEMANTIC BINDING    │
                │  Intent → Entities → Constraints│
                │  Temporal lock (τ₀ → τ₁)       │
                │  Geometry enforcement           │
                │  SemanticMatrix construction    │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 7: BOOLEAN ENGINE        │
                │  Constraints → CNF expression   │
                │  De Morgan + distribute OR/AND  │
                │  Idempotency: f(f(x)) = f(x)   │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 8: TOKEN ENGINE          │
                │  Boolean IR → binary tokens     │
                │  Magic: BOOL | Version: 1       │
                │  Round-trip: decode∘encode = id  │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 9–10: LATIN LAYER        │
                │  Tokens → Latin lexemes         │
                │  ET VEL NON AUT SI VERUM FALSUM │
                │  Regex lexer, fail-closed       │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 11: ROSETTA MAPPING      │
                │  semantic_id → SUBLEQ op        │
                │  24 entries, all must map        │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phases 12–13: SUBLEQ           │
                │  Assemble → flat binary         │
                │  VM: 65KB memory, bounded exec  │
                │  SUBLEQ(A,B,C):                 │
                │    mem[B] -= mem[A]             │
                │    if mem[B] ≤ 0: goto C        │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phase 14: VERIFICATION         │
                │  10 independent checks          │
                │  UNVERIFIED → VERIFIED          │
                │  or → REJECTED (fail closed)    │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                ┌───────────────────────────────┐
                │  Phases 15–17: ARTIFACT         │
                │  Template selection + rendering │
                │  Mustache or Go template        │
                │  Agent harness (if applicable)  │
                └───────────────────────────────┘
                                │
                                ▼
                           COMPLETE
                    ┌──────────────────┐
                    │  PipelineResult   │
                    │  .ir              │
                    │  .artifact        │
                    │  .subleq_listing  │
                    │  .trace[]         │
                    │  .hashes{}        │
                    │  .ok              │
                    └──────────────────┘
```

---

## Verification Framework

The Verifier runs 10 independent checks. All must pass before any artifact is emitted.

| # | Check | What It Verifies | Failure Mode |
|---|-------|------------------|--------------|
| 1 | `type_correctness` | Operation arity matches operand count | `VerificationError` |
| 2 | `geometry` | Matrix contraction dimensions (A.col == B.row) | `GeometryError` |
| 3 | `temporal_state` | All τ transitions are +1 or +0 (no jumps) | `TemporalViolation` |
| 4 | `boolean_normalization` | `normalize(normalize(x)) == normalize(x)` | `VerificationError` |
| 5 | `token_round_trip` | `decode(encode(stream)) == stream` | `TokenError` |
| 6 | `latin_vocabulary` | Every lexeme exists in the controlled vocabulary | `PipelineError` |
| 7 | `rosetta_mapping` | All semantic_ids have SUBLEQ mappings | `RosettaError` |
| 8 | `subleq_validity` | Program halts within 10,000 steps | `PipelineError` |
| 9 | `artifact_provenance` | Artifact.semantic_root == IR.ir_id | `VerificationError` |
| 10 | `template_bindings` | Template is bound and content is non-empty | `VerificationError` |

### Verification State Machine

```
         UNVERIFIED
              │
              ▼
         VALIDATING ──── checks running
           /    \
          ▼      ▼
      VERIFIED  REJECTED
          │
          ▼
     Artifact emitted
```

### Error Hierarchy

```
PipelineError(stage, message, input_ref)
├── GeometryError          — dimension mismatch
├── TemporalViolation      — illegal τ mutation
├── VerificationError       — check failed
├── TokenError              — binary codec failure
└── RosettaError            — unmapped semantic_id
```

Every error carries the FSMState where the failure occurred, enabling precise diagnostics.

---

## Boolean Engine & CNF Normalization

The Boolean engine converts semantic constraints into Conjunctive Normal Form through a deterministic pipeline:

### Expression Types

| Type | Representation | Example |
|------|---------------|---------|
| `BooleanLiteral` | `⊤` / `⊥` | True, False |
| `BooleanVar` | `x` / `¬x` | Variable with optional negation |
| `BooleanExpression` | `(x ∧ y)` | Tree of operator + operands |

### Operators

| Operator | Symbol | Latin Lexeme | SUBLEQ Op |
|----------|--------|-------------|-----------|
| AND | ∧ | ET | AND |
| OR | ∨ | VEL | OR |
| NOT | ¬ | NON | NOT |
| XOR | ⊕ | AUT | XOR |
| IMPLIES | → | SI | OR(¬a, b) |
| EQUIVALENCE | ↔ | IFF | XNOR |
| TRUE | ⊤ | VERUM | LOAD_1 |
| FALSE | ⊥ | FALSUM | LOAD_0 |

### Normalization Pipeline

1. **Simplify**: Constant folding, double-negation elimination (`¬¬A → A`), identity removal
2. **Push NOT inward**: De Morgan's laws (`¬(A ∧ B) → ¬A ∨ ¬B`, `¬(A ∨ B) → ¬A ∧ ¬B`)
3. **Distribute OR over AND**: Produce CNF (`A ∨ (B ∧ C) → (A ∨ B) ∧ (A ∨ C)`)
4. **Simplify again**: Clean up redundant terms

### Rewrite Rules

```
A → B          ≡  ¬A ∨ B
A ↔ B          ≡  (A → B) ∧ (B → A)
A ⊕ B          ≡  (A ∨ B) ∧ ¬(A ∧ B)
¬(A ∧ B)       ≡  ¬A ∨ ¬B           (De Morgan)
¬(A ∨ B)       ≡  ¬A ∧ ¬B           (De Morgan)
¬¬A            ≡  A                  (Double negation)
A ∧ ⊥          ≡  ⊥                  (Annihilation)
A ∨ ⊤          ≡  ⊤                  (Annihilation)
A ∧ ⊤          ≡  A                  (Identity)
A ∨ ⊥          ≡  A                  (Identity)
```

### Idempotency Guarantee

```python
bnf = normalize(expr)
assert repr(normalize(bnf)) == repr(bnf)  # Always holds
```

---

## Token Engine & Binary Serialization

The token engine serializes Boolean IR into a compact binary format and reconstructs it losslessly.

### Binary Format

```
Offset  Size  Field
──────  ────  ─────
0       4     Magic: "BOOL" (0x424F4F4C)
4       1     Version: 0x01
5       2     Token count (big-endian uint16)
7+      var   Token records:
                1 byte  token_type
                1 byte  arity
                2 bytes payload_length (big-endian uint16)
                N bytes payload
```

### Token Type Constants

| ID | Name | Meaning |
|----|------|---------|
| `0x01` | LITERAL | Boolean literal (payload: `\x01`=true, `\x00`=false) |
| `0x02` | VAR | Variable (payload: UTF-8 name) |
| `0x03` | VAR_NEG | Negated variable |
| `0x10` | AND | Conjunction |
| `0x11` | OR | Disjunction |
| `0x12` | NOT | Negation |
| `0x13` | XOR | Exclusive or |
| `0x14` | IMPLIES | Material conditional |
| `0x15` | EQUIVALENCE | Biconditional |
| `0x20` | TRUE | Verum constant |
| `0x21` | FALSE | Falsum constant |
| `0x30` | OPEN | Expression open |
| `0x31` | CLOSE | Expression close |
| `0x40` | ARITY | Arity marker |

### Round-Trip Invariant

```python
from semantic_engine.token_engine import encode, decode, round_trip

expr = AND(var("x"), OR(var("y"), NOT(var("z"))))
assert repr(round_trip(expr)) == repr(expr)   # Always holds
```

This invariant is checked by the verifier at Phase 14 — no artifact can emit if the round-trip fails.

---

## Latin Canonical Layer

The Latin layer provides a controlled vocabulary between Boolean tokens and SUBLEQ machine operations. Every token type maps to exactly one Latin lexeme. No uncontrolled synonyms exist.

### Controlled Vocabulary (28 lexemes)

| Latin | Semantic ID | Operator | Arity |
|-------|------------|----------|-------|
| ET | BOOL_AND | AND | 2 |
| VEL | BOOL_OR | OR | 2 |
| NON | BOOL_NOT | NOT | 1 |
| AUT | BOOL_XOR | XOR | 2 |
| SI | BOOL_IMPLIES | IMPLIES | 2 |
| IFF | BOOL_EQUIV | EQUIVALENCE | 2 |
| VERUM | BOOL_TRUE | TRUE | 0 |
| FALSUM | BOOL_FALSE | FALSE | 0 |
| INITIUM | DELIM_OPEN | — | 0 |
| FINIS | DELIM_CLOSE | — | 0 |
| OPUS | SEMANTIC_OP | — | var |
| FORMA | SEMANTIC_MATRIX | — | var |
| TEMPUS | TEMPORAL_STATE | — | 0 |
| COMPUTA | OP_COMPUTE | compute | 1 |
| MULTIPLICA | OP_MULTIPLY | multiply | 2 |
| ADDE | OP_ADD | add | 2 |
| SUBTRAHE | OP_SUBTRACT | subtract | 2 |
| PARSE | OP_PARSE | parse | 1 |
| AEDIFICA | OP_BUILD | build | 1 |
| GENERA | OP_GENERATE | generate | 1 |
| VERIFICA | OP_VALIDATE | validate | 1 |
| CONVERTE | OP_TRANSFORM | transform | 2 |
| RESTITUE | OP_RECONSTRUCT | reconstruct | 1 |
| MATRIX | ENTITY_MATRIX | — | 0 |
| VECTOR | ENTITY_VECTOR | — | 0 |
| PARSER | ENTITY_PARSER | — | 0 |
| SERVITIUM | ENTITY_SERVICE | — | 0 |
| FORMA_BINARIA | ENTITY_BINARY_FORMAT | — | 0 |

### Example Canonical Form

Input: `"build a parser for this binary format deterministically"`

Latin output: `INITIUM ET OPUS[deterministic] FINIS`

The Latin lexer (`lexer.py`) validates the output with regex patterns and rejects any token not in the controlled vocabulary.

---

## SUBLEQ IR & Virtual Machine

SUBLEQ is a one-instruction computer: `SUBLEQ A, B, C` means `mem[B] -= mem[A]; if mem[B] <= 0: goto C`.

### Machine Specification

| Parameter | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| Memory | 65,536 cells (64KB) |
| Word size | 16-bit signed integer |
| Instruction format | 3 words: A, B, C |
| Binary encoding | Big-endian, 6 bytes per instruction |
| Halt condition | Branch to address -1 |
| Built-in addresses | 0 (zero), 1 (one), 2 (temp) |
| Program base | Address 100 |
| Data allocation | Bump allocator from address 256+ |
| Max steps | 100,000 (configurable) |

### Rosetta → SUBLEQ Assembly

Each Rosetta entry maps to one or more SUBLEQ instructions:

```
BOOL_AND   → SUBLEQ 0, out, next          ; AND: allocate + clear
BOOL_NOT   → SUBLEQ a, 1, next2           ; NOT: subtract from 1
             SUBLEQ 0, out, next           ;      store result
TICK       → SUBLEQ 0, out, next          ; temporal marker
NOP        → SUBLEQ 0, 0, next            ; no-op passthrough
HALT       → SUBLEQ 0, 0, -1             ; terminal
```

### VM Trace

Every instruction execution records a `VMTrace`:

```python
@dataclass
class VMTrace:
    step: int           # execution step counter
    pc: int             # program counter
    A: int              # source address
    B: int              # destination address
    C: int              # branch address
    mem_b_before: int   # mem[B] before subtraction
    mem_b_after: int    # mem[B] after subtraction
    branched: bool      # whether branch was taken
```

### SUBLEQ VM Walk-Through

Consider a simple assembled program with 3 instructions:

```
Address  Instruction              Comment
──────   ──────────────           ───────
100      SUBLEQ 0, 256, 109      ; AND: clear cell 256
106      SUBLEQ 0, 0, 115        ; NOP: passthrough
112      SUBLEQ 0, 0, -1         ; HALT
```

**Execution trace:**

| Step | PC | A | B | C | mem[B] before | mem[B] after | Branch? |
|------|----|---|---|---|---------------|-------------|---------|
| 0 | 100 | 0 | 256 | 109 | 0 | 0 (0-0) | YES (0≤0) → PC=109 |
| 1 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 (0-0) | YES (0≤0) → PC=115 |
| 2 | 112 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 (0-0) | YES (0≤0) → HALT (C=-1) |

The program halts in 3 steps. The verifier confirms halting and sets `subleq_validity: PASSED`.

### Assemble / Disassemble Round-Trip

```python
prog = SubleqProgram()
prog.add(SubleqInstruction(A=0, B=0, C=-1, comment="HALT"))

# Assemble to binary: 6 bytes (3 × int16 big-endian)
binary = prog.assemble()
assert binary == b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff'

# Disassemble back
prog2 = SubleqProgram.disassemble(binary)
assert prog2.instructions[0].A == 0
assert prog2.instructions[0].C == -1
```

### Address Allocation

The assembler uses a bump allocator starting at address 256 (0–255 reserved for VM built-ins). Each SUBLEQ operation that needs scratch space calls `_alloc(n)` to reserve `n` contiguous cells. This ensures no two operations share memory, preventing aliasing bugs.

### Halting Verification

The verifier runs the SUBLEQ program in a sandboxed VM (separate memory instance, max 10K steps). If the program does not halt, verification fails and the artifact is rejected. The sandboxed VM is a completely separate `SubleqMemory` instance — it cannot affect the pipeline's state.

---

## Verification Flowchart

```
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      Verification Engine                                 │
│              10 Independent Checks — All Must Pass                        │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

          SemanticIR
              │
   ┌──────────┼───────────┐
   │          │           │
   ▼          ▼           ▼
 Type      Geometry    Temporal
 Check      Check       Check
   │          │           │
   └──────────┼───────────┘
              │
       BooleanNormalForm
              │
              ▼
         Normalization
        Idempotency Check
              │
              ▼
       BooleanTokenStream
              │
              ▼
         Round-Trip Check
     encode → decode → compare
              │
              ▼
       LatinCanonicalForm
              │
              ▼
         Vocabulary Check
      all lexemes in vocab?
              │
              ▼
        RosettaMapping
              │
              ▼
        Completeness Check
      all semantic_ids mapped?
              │
              ▼
        SubleqProgram
              │
              ▼
         Halting Check
      VM executes < 10K steps?
              │
              ▼
           Artifact
            /    \
           ▼      ▼
      Provenance  Template
        Check     Binding Check
           \      /
            ▼    ▼
     ┌──────────────────┐
     │  All 10 passed?  │
     └──────────────────┘
        YES │        │ NO
            ▼        ▼
       VERIFIED   REJECTED
            │
            ▼
       Artifact emitted
```

---

## Semantic Matrix Layer

The matrix layer (`matrix.py`, 172 lines) represents semantic operations as structured matrix forms. A `SemanticMatrix` is not a numerical matrix — it captures the structure of an operation (operand slots, geometry, relationships) in a matrix-like layout.

### Matrix Layouts by Operation Type

**Matrix multiply** (`matmul`): 3×3 layout
```
  [A_input]  [contraction]  [B_input]
  [m_dim]    [n_dim]        [p_dim]
  [output_C] [(m×p)]        [—]
```

**Binary operation** (`add`, `subtract`): 2×2 layout
```
  [A_input]  [B_input]
  [result]   [—]
```

**Generic operation**: Nx2 layout (one row per operand)
```
  [operand_1_input]  [output]
  [operand_2_input]  [output]
  [...]              [...]
```

### SemanticCell

Each cell in the matrix carries:
```python
@dataclass
class SemanticCell:
    row: int                          # position
    col: int                          # position
    operand: Optional[Operand]        # bound operand (if any)
    label: str                        # display name
    role: str                         # "input", "output", "contraction", "constraint", "dim"
```

### Matrix Composition

Two semantic matrices can be composed (analogous to function composition):

```python
composed = transform(matrix_a, matrix_b)
# Requires: a.cols == b.rows
# Output: SemanticMatrix(rows=a.rows, cols=b.cols)
# Operation name: "multiply∘validate"
```

If `a.cols != b.rows`, the composition raises `GeometryError`.

---

## Artifact Templates

Phases 15–16 (`artifacts.py`, 237 lines) provide two hand-rolled template renderers — no external dependencies.

### Mustache Renderer

Supports:
- `{{variable}}` — simple variable substitution
- `{{#section}} ... {{/section}}` — truthy sections and list iteration
- `{{^section}} ... {{/section}}` — inverted (falsy) sections

Example template (`templates/prompt.mustache`):
```mustache
{{title}}

{{semantic_description}}

{{#constraints}}
- Constraint: {{.}}
{{/constraints}}

{{#operations}}
- Operation: {{.}}
{{/operations}}
```

### Go Template Renderer

Supports a subset of Go's `text/template`:
- `{{.Field}}` — dot-field access
- `{{range .Items}} ... {{end}}` — list iteration
- `{{if .Cond}} ... {{end}}` — conditional sections

Example template (`templates/backend.go.tmpl`):
```go
package {{.Package}}

{{range .Operations}}
func {{.Name}}({{range .Params}}{{.Name}} {{.Type}}, {{end}}) (interface{}, error) {
{{.Body}}
}
{{end}}
```

### Artifact Types

| Type | Template | Use Case |
|------|----------|----------|
| PROMPT | prompt.mustache | LLM-ready natural language |
| DOCUMENT | document.mustache | Human-readable documentation |
| BACKEND | backend.go.tmpl | Go source code skeleton |
| SOURCE | — | Generic source output |
| CONFIG | — | Configuration files |
| TEST | — | Test specifications |
| SCHEMA | — | JSON/protocol schemas |
| REPORT | — | Verification reports |

---

## Agent Harness

Phase 17 defines a verification-first agent interface. Agents are functions that receive an `AgentTask` and return an `AgentProposal`. The harness verifies every proposal against the SemanticIR before acceptance.

### Agent Flow

1. **Register**: `harness.register(Agent(id, fn, capabilities))`
2. **Dispatch**: `harness.dispatch(task, agent_id)` → calls agent function
3. **Verify**: Proposal's artifact is verified against task's IR reference
4. **Accept/Reject**: Verified artifacts are accepted; failures are logged and raise `PipelineError`

### Key Constraint

Agent output never bypasses the FSM, IR validation, temporal lock, or verification engine. The agent is a proposal mechanism — the pipeline is the acceptance mechanism.

---

## CLI Reference

```
semantic-engine <command> <input> [--json] [--trace] [--subleq] [--tokens] [--provenance]
```

### Subcommands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `parse <file>` | Tokenize and segment input |
| `inspect <file>` | Build and inspect the Semantic IR |
| `normalize <file>` | Show Boolean CNF normalization |
| `boolean <file>` | Show Boolean IR expression |
| `tokens <file>` | Show Boolean token stream |
| `latin <file>` | Show Latin canonical form |
| `subleq <file>` | Show SUBLEQ IR listing |
| `verify <file>` | Run full verification, show results |
| `artifact <file>` | Emit natural-language artifact |
| `backend <file>` | Emit Go backend source artifact |
| `run <file>` | Full pipeline with optional trace flags |

### Examples

```bash
# Parse and tokenize
semantic-engine parse examples/matrix_multiply.txt --json

# Full pipeline with trace
semantic-engine run examples/matrix_multiply.txt --trace --subleq --tokens --provenance

# Emit Go backend
semantic-engine backend examples/validate_packets.txt

# Verify input
semantic-engine verify examples/parse_binary_format.txt
```

### Exit Codes

| Code | Meaning |
|------|---------|
| 0 | Success (VERIFIED) |
| 1 | Pipeline error or REJECTED |

---

## Building & Installation

### Requirements

- **Python 3.11+** (no external dependencies required)
- **Optional**: `transformers` + `torch` for BERT-based intent classification (falls back to rule-based without them)

### Install

```bash
# Clone
git clone https://github.com/SNAPKITTYWEST/semantic-engine.git
cd semantic-engine

# Install (editable)
pip install -e .

# Or install with BERT support
pip install -e ".[bert]"

# Or install with dev tools
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```

### Run from Source

```bash
# Direct execution
python cli/main.py run examples/matrix_multiply.txt --trace

# Or via installed entry point
semantic-engine run examples/matrix_multiply.txt --trace
```

### Quick Start

```bash
# Clone and test
git clone https://github.com/SNAPKITTYWEST/semantic-engine.git
cd semantic-engine
python -m pytest tests/ -q

# Expected output:
# 113 passed in 0.38s

# Run the pipeline
echo "multiply two matrices A and B where A is 3x4 and B is 4x5" > /tmp/input.txt
python cli/main.py run /tmp/input.txt --trace --subleq
```

---

## Testing & Validation

### Test Modules

| Module | Tests | What It Covers |
|--------|-------|---------------|
| `test_types.py` | 9 | Enums, RawInput hashing, NormalizedInput, error hierarchy |
| `test_ir.py` | 17 | SemanticNode, SemanticIR, Geometry compatibility, TemporalLock |
| `test_fsm.py` | 11 | Full state traversal, fail-closed transitions, constraint validation |
| `test_boolean.py` | 18 | CNF normalization, De Morgan, constant folding, idempotency |
| `test_tokens.py` | 13 | Binary encode/decode, round-trip, malformed input rejection |
| `test_subleq.py` | 15 | VM execution, halting, assemble/disassemble, Rosetta→SUBLEQ |
| `test_roundtrip.py` | 30 | End-to-end pipeline, all three examples, trace validation |

**Total: 113 tests, 0.38s**

### Invariants Under Test

- **Token round-trip**: `decode(encode(x)) == x` for all Boolean expression shapes
- **Boolean idempotency**: `normalize(normalize(x)) == normalize(x)`
- **Temporal monotonicity**: τ advances by exactly 0 or 1 per transition
- **SUBLEQ halting**: Every assembled program halts within step limit
- **Provenance chain**: Artifact.semantic_root == IR.ir_id
- **FSM completeness**: All 20 states reachable; invalid transitions fail closed
- **Latin vocabulary closure**: No lexeme outside the controlled vocabulary passes the lexer
- **Geometry consistency**: Mismatched matrix dimensions raise GeometryError
- **Binary format integrity**: Truncated/corrupted binary raises TokenError with precise location
- **Rosetta completeness**: Unmapped semantic IDs raise RosettaError

### Running Tests

```bash
# Quick
python -m pytest tests/ -q

# Verbose with coverage
python -m pytest tests/ -v --tb=short

# Single module
python -m pytest tests/test_roundtrip.py -v
```

---

## Implementation Architecture

### Module Dependencies

```
          ┌──────────────────────┐
          │   pipeline.py        │ ← orchestrator
          │  (SemanticPipeline)  │
          └──────────┬───────────┘
                     │ imports all phases
    ┌────────────────┼────────────────────────────┐
    │      │      │      │      │      │      │   │
    ▼      ▼      ▼      ▼      ▼      ▼      ▼   ▼
  nlp    fsm  temporal geometry matrix boolean token latin
    │            │                  │      │      │    │
    │            ▼                  │      ▼      ▼    ▼
    │         ir.py ◄──────────────┘   token   lexer  rosetta
    │            │                     engine     │      │
    ▼            ▼                        │       │      ▼
  types.py ◄─── all modules              │       │   subleq
    │            import types             ▼       │      │
    │                              artifacts.py   │      │
    │                                   │         │      │
    └───────────────────────────────────┴─────────┴──────┘
                                        │
                                        ▼
                                   verifier.py
                                        │
                                        ▼
                                  agent_harness.py
```

### Key Design Decisions

1. **No inheritance hierarchy for IR nodes** — composition via dataclasses, not OOP. Every node type is a `@dataclass` with explicit fields.
2. **FSM transition table is data, not code** — the entire transition table is a list of `FSMTransition` records. Adding a state means adding a row, not writing a handler.
3. **Content-addressed everything** — nodes, operations, constraints, artifacts all have deterministic SHA-256 hashes derived from their content.
4. **Temporal state is a value, not a side effect** — `apply_temporal` returns `(result, new_τ)`. The old state is not mutated.
5. **Latin as intermediate language** — Latin provides a stable, unambiguous vocabulary that humans can read and machines can map. It serves as the "Rosetta Stone" between semantic intent and machine instruction.

---

## NLP Subsystem & Intent Classification

The NLP layer (`nlp.py`, 177 lines) provides the entry point for all natural language input. It operates in two modes: **rule-based** (zero dependencies, always available) and **BERT-enhanced** (optional, requires `transformers` + `torch`).

### Rule-Based Analysis

Intent classification uses a controlled keyword vocabulary organized by semantic class:

| Intent Class | Keywords |
|-------------|----------|
| BUILD | build, create, make, construct, implement, write |
| TRANSFORM | transform, convert, translate, map, rewrite, change |
| VALIDATE | validate, verify, check, confirm, ensure, test |
| GENERATE | generate, produce, emit, output, render |
| PARSE | parse, read, decode, lex, scan, interpret |
| COMPUTE | compute, calculate, multiply, add, subtract, solve |
| RECONSTRUCT | reconstruct, restore, recover, rebuild, regenerate |
| UNKNOWN | (no keywords matched — confidence 0.3) |

**Confidence scoring**: `min(0.5 + matched_keywords × 0.15, 0.95)`. A single keyword match yields 0.65 confidence; three matches yield 0.95 (capped).

### Entity & Operator Extraction

Regex-based extraction for 30 entity types and 18 operator types:

```
Entities:    matrix, vector, parser, backend, service, function, module,
             component, token, format, stream, buffer, table, schema,
             graph, tree, list, array, string, integer, boolean, packet,
             message, frame, field, register...

Operators:   multiply, add, subtract, divide, transform, convert,
             validate, parse, build, generate, compute, verify,
             reconstruct, normalize, encode, decode, serialize,
             deserialize

Constraints: deterministic, immutable, idempotent, commutative,
             associative, invertible, ordered, typed, bounded,
             validated, correct, minimal, canonical, stable
```

### Relationship Extraction

Pattern: `{subject} {preposition} {object}` where prepositions include: of, from, to, into, for, with, by, through, via, as.

Example: `"build a parser for this binary format"` → `[("parser", "for", "binary"), ("binary", "format", ...)]`

### Ambiguity Detection

The pipeline detects ambiguous inputs via marker words: *it, this, that, they, something, somehow, maybe, perhaps, possibly, or something, etc, and so on*. Ambiguous inputs are flagged in the trace but not rejected — the FSM remains the admissibility gate.

### BERT Interface

When `transformers` is installed and a model name is provided, the `BertDecoder` class extracts CLS embeddings from the last hidden state. These embeddings are stored in `SemanticCandidate.raw_embeddings` for downstream use but do not override rule-based classification. BERT output is always `SemanticCandidate` — never executable code.

```python
pipeline = SemanticPipeline(bert_model="bert-base-uncased")
result = pipeline.run(RawInput("multiply two matrices"))
# .raw_embeddings populated with 768-dim float vector
```

---

## Temporal Lock System

The temporal system (`temporal.py`, 86 lines) enforces a monotonic clock over every pipeline transformation. Every mutation advances τ by exactly 1. Read-only passes preserve τ (advance by 0). Locked states reject all mutations.

### Temporal State

```python
@dataclass
class TemporalState:
    tau: int        # monotonic integer tick
    label: str      # reason for current state
    locked: bool    # if True, advance() raises TemporalViolation
```

### Temporal Operations

| Operation | τ Change | Use Case |
|-----------|----------|----------|
| `apply_temporal(fn, t, lock, stage)` | τ → τ+1 | Mutating transformation |
| `preserve_temporal(fn, t, lock, stage)` | τ → τ | Read-only pass |
| `t.lock()` | τ unchanged, locked=True | Freeze state permanently |
| `t.advance()` on locked state | **TemporalViolation** | Safety enforcement |

### Temporal Transitions

Every temporal operation records a `TemporalTransition`:

```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class TemporalTransition:
    from_tau: int
    to_tau: int
    reason: str
    stage: str
```

The `TemporalLock` validates that `to_tau ∈ {from_tau, from_tau + 1}`. Any jump greater than 1 raises `TemporalViolation`. The full audit log is available via `lock.audit()` and is checked by the verifier at Phase 14.

### Why Temporal Locking Matters

Without temporal accountability, transformations can silently overwrite each other, replay attacks become possible, and the provenance chain breaks. The temporal lock ensures that every mutation is sequenced, auditable, and irreversible.

---

## Geometry Engine

The geometry engine (`geometry.py`, 114 lines) enforces dimensional constraints on operations before they reach the matrix or SUBLEQ layers.

### Geometry Record

```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class Geometry:
    row: Optional[int]        # number of rows
    col: Optional[int]        # number of columns
    contraction: Optional[int] # contracted dimension
    shape: tuple[int, ...]    # arbitrary shape tuple
    index_labels: tuple[str, ...] # named indices
```

### Dimension Checking

**Matrix multiply** (`check_matmul`): A ∈ R^(m×n), B ∈ R^(n×p) → C ∈ R^(m×p). Requires `A.col == B.row`.

**Element-wise** (`check_elementwise`): add, subtract, XOR require identical shapes.

**Underdetermined**: If either dimension is `None`, the check passes (not a violation yet — the operation may be abstract).

### Geometry Spec Parser

The `parse_geometry` function accepts multiple notations:

```
"3x4"        → Geometry(row=3, col=4, shape=(3,4))
"R^(3x4)"    → Geometry(row=3, col=4, shape=(3,4))
"(3,4)"      → Geometry(row=3, col=4, shape=(3,4))
"scalar"     → Geometry(row=1, col=1, shape=(1,1))
"5"          → Geometry(row=5, col=1, shape=(5,))
```

### Hand-Traced Example

Input: `"multiply two matrices A and B where A is 3x4 and B is 4x5"`

```
Phase 5: Geometry Binding
  A.geometry = Geometry(row=3, col=4)
  B.geometry = Geometry(row=4, col=5)
  check_matmul(A, B):
    A.col (4) == B.row (4) ✓
    output: Geometry(row=3, col=5, contraction=4)

Phase 6: SemanticMatrix Construction
  operation: multiply (arity 2)
  matrix layout (3×3):
    [A_input]  [contract=4]  [B_input]
    [m=3]      [n=4]         [p=5]
    [output=C] [(3×5)]       [—]
```

If the input were `"multiply A (3x4) by B (5x2)"`, Phase 5 would raise:
```
GeometryError: contraction mismatch: A.col=4 ≠ B.row=5
```

---

## Worked Example: End-to-End Trace

Input file: `examples/matrix_multiply.txt`
```
multiply two matrices A and B where A is 3x4 and B is 4x5
```

### Full Pipeline Trace

```
=== TRACE ===
  INPUT: 7a3f2b1c-...
  NORMALIZE: 13 tokens
  LEXICAL_ANALYSIS: 1 sentences
  INTENT_DETECTION: compute (0.65)
  ENTITY_BINDING: ['matrix']
  SEMANTIC_BINDING: IR a1b2c3d4
  TEMPORAL_LOCK: τ0→τ1
  GEOMETRY_BINDING: dimensions validated
  MATRIX_FORM: 2x2
  BOOLEAN_ROOT: multiply
  BOOLEAN_NORMALIZATION: stable=True
  TOKENIZATION: 3 tokens, 16 bytes
  LATIN_CANONICALIZATION: INITIUM ET OPUS[multiply] FINIS
  LATIN_LEXING: 4 lex tokens
  ROSETTA_MAPPING: 4 entries
  SUBLEQ_IR: 5 instructions
  VERIFICATION: PASSED
  ARTIFACT_SELECTION: mode=natural_language
  EMISSION: artifact e5f6a7b8
  COMPLETE

=== SUBLEQ ===
  DELIM_OPEN_0: SUBLEQ 0, 0, 109  ; PUSH:
  BOOL_AND_1: SUBLEQ 0, 256, 115  ; AND:
  SEMANTIC_OP_2: SUBLEQ 0, 0, 121  ; NOP:multiply
  DELIM_CLOSE_3: SUBLEQ 0, 0, 127  ; POP:
  SUBLEQ 0, 0, -1  ; HALT

=== HASHES ===
  input:       a7b3c9d1e5f2...
  semantic_ir: 4f8a2b1c7d3e...
  subleq:      9c1d4e7f2a3b...
  artifact:    b2c5d8e1f4a7...

Status: VERIFIED
```

### What Each Hash Proves

- **input**: SHA-256 of the raw text — proves the exact input
- **semantic_ir**: SHA-256 of all node hashes chained — proves the IR structure
- **subleq**: SHA-256 of the assembled binary — proves the machine code
- **artifact**: SHA-256 of the rendered output — proves the final content

If any bit changes at any stage, the downstream hashes change. Replay with the same input produces identical hashes.

---

## Performance & Design Constraints

### Performance

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Full pipeline (single input) | ~3.4ms |
| Test suite (113 tests) | 0.38s |
| Throughput (estimated) | ~300 inputs/sec |
| Memory per pipeline run | < 1MB |
| SUBLEQ VM step limit | 100,000 (configurable) |
| Binary token format overhead | ~4 bytes/token |
| Python version | 3.11+ |
| External dependencies | 0 (BERT optional) |

### Design Constraints

- **Zero external dependencies** for the core pipeline. `transformers` + `torch` are optional for BERT.
- **Deterministic** — no random seeds, no model variance, no floating-point accumulation in the core path.
- **Fail-closed** — every error condition raises a typed exception. The FSM has no implicit fallthrough.
- **Content-addressed** — every intermediate can be hashed and compared. Pipeline replays produce identical output.
- **Audit trail** — `PipelineResult.trace` records every phase transition. `PipelineResult.hashes` records SHA-256 at input, IR, SUBLEQ, and artifact stages.

---

## Contributing & License

### How to Contribute

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: `git checkout -b feature/your-feature`
3. Write code, tests, and verify: `python -m pytest tests/ -q`
4. Commit with semantic messages
5. Push and create a pull request

### Commit Message Format

```
<type>: <subject>

Types: feat, fix, docs, test, refactor, perf, chore
```

### License Compliance

Source files are individually licensed under **MPL-2.0** (file-level copyleft).
The project as a whole is dual-licensed under **Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later** with Sovereign Leviathan Node License terms (AGPL-3.0 base).

**Commercial repository. No MIT permitted.**

Choose the license that fits your use case:
- **Internal use**: Apache-2.0 for patent protection
- **Open-source project**: GPL-3.0 to propagate freedom
- **File-level modifications**: MPL-2.0 requires sharing changes to covered files

### Contributors

- **Original Design**: Ahmad Ali Parr
- **Implementation**: SnapKittyWest
- **License**: Bel Esprit D'Accord Irrevocable Trust

### References

- Quine, W.V.O. (1951). *Mathematical Logic*. Harvard University Press.
- Mavaddat, F., & Parhami, B. (1988). "URISC: The Ultimate Reduced Instruction Set Computer." *International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education*, 25(4), 327–334.
- Tseytin, G.S. (1983). "On the Complexity of Derivation in Propositional Calculus." *Studies in Constructive Mathematics and Mathematical Logic*.
- POSIX.1-2008 System Interface.

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## Type System & Enumerations

The type system (`types.py`, 199 lines) defines all enumerations, input types, and the error hierarchy used across all 18 modules.

### FSMState (21 values)

```
INPUT → NORMALIZE → LEXICAL_ANALYSIS → INTENT_DETECTION →
ENTITY_BINDING → SEMANTIC_BINDING → TEMPORAL_LOCK →
GEOMETRY_BINDING → MATRIX_FORM → BOOLEAN_ROOT →
BOOLEAN_NORMALIZATION → TOKENIZATION → LATIN_CANONICALIZATION →
LATIN_LEXING → ROSETTA_MAPPING → SUBLEQ_IR → VERIFICATION →
ARTIFACT_SELECTION → EMISSION → COMPLETE
                                        ↗ (from any state)
                                    ERROR
```

### IntentClass (8 values)

BUILD, TRANSFORM, VALIDATE, GENERATE, PARSE, COMPUTE, RECONSTRUCT, UNKNOWN.

Every input is classified into exactly one intent. UNKNOWN is valid but triggers a lower confidence score (0.3).

### SemanticNodeType (8 values)

OPERATION, ENTITY, CONSTRAINT, RELATION, INTENT, GEOMETRY, TEMPORAL, LITERAL.

These types determine how the node is processed by downstream phases — operations require arity checking, entities get type-tagged, constraints become Boolean variables.

### ArtifactType (8 values)

PROMPT, DOCUMENT, SOURCE, CONFIG, TEST, SCHEMA, REPORT, BACKEND.

Each type maps to a specific template and rendering strategy.

### BooleanOperator (8 values)

AND, OR, NOT, XOR, IMPLIES, EQUIVALENCE, TRUE, FALSE.

These map 1:1 to Latin lexemes (ET, VEL, NON, AUT, SI, IFF, VERUM, FALSUM) and 1:1 to SUBLEQ operations via the Rosetta table.

### Input Types

```python
@dataclass(frozen=True)
class RawInput:
    text: str                  # the natural language input
    source: str = "stdin"      # origin identifier
    timestamp: float           # wall clock at creation
    input_id: str              # UUID v4
    # .hash → SHA-256 of text

@dataclass(frozen=True)
class NormalizedInput:
    original: RawInput         # back-reference
    text: str                  # whitespace-normalized
    tokens: tuple[str, ...]    # word-level tokenization
    sentences: tuple[str, ...] # sentence segmentation
    # .hash → SHA-256 of normalized text
```

Both types are frozen (immutable). The `hash` property computes SHA-256 on demand for content addressing.

### SemanticCandidate

The bridge between NLP and the typed IR:

```python
@dataclass
class SemanticCandidate:
    input_ref: str                            # ties back to RawInput.input_id
    intent: IntentClass                        # classified intent
    entities: list[str]                        # extracted entities
    operators: list[str]                       # extracted operators
    constraints: list[str]                     # extracted constraints
    relationships: list[tuple[str, str, str]] # subject-preposition-object triples
    confidence: float                          # [0.0, 1.0] — validated in __post_init__
    ambiguous: bool                            # whether ambiguity markers detected
    raw_embeddings: Optional[list[float]]     # BERT CLS vector (if available)
```

The `confidence` field is validated on construction — values outside `[0.0, 1.0]` raise `ValueError`. This prevents downstream phases from operating on malformed candidates.

---

## Data Flow Summary

```
RawInput("multiply two matrices A and B where A is 3x4 and B is 4x5")
    │
    ▼ normalize_input()
NormalizedInput(tokens=("multiply","two","matrices","A","and","B",
                        "where","A","is","3x4","and","B","is","4x5"),
                sentences=("multiply two matrices A and B where A is 3x4 and B is 4x5",))
    │
    ▼ BertDecoder.decode()
SemanticCandidate(intent=COMPUTE, entities=["matrix"],
                  operators=["multiply"], constraints=[],
                  confidence=0.65, ambiguous=False)
    │
    ▼ SemanticNode.make() + SemanticIR.create()
SemanticIR(intent=COMPUTE, nodes=[
    SemanticNode(type=OPERATION, operation=multiply/1,
                 operands=[Operand("matrix","entity")],
                 constraints=[], geometry=None, τ=0)
])
    │
    ▼ apply_temporal()                      τ₀ → τ₁
    ▼ enforce_geometry()                    geometry validated
    ▼ SemanticMatrixBuilder.build()         2×2 SemanticMatrix
    ▼ semantic_constraints_to_boolean()     BooleanNormalForm (CNF)
    ▼ BoolEncoder.encode_expr()            BooleanTokenStream → bytes
    ▼ LatinCanonicalizer.canonicalize()     "INITIUM ET OPUS[multiply] FINIS"
    ▼ LatinLexer.lex_canonical()            LexResult (4 tokens)
    ▼ RosettaMapper.map()                   RosettaMapping (4 entries)
    ▼ build_program_from_rosetta()          SubleqProgram (5 instructions)
    │
    ▼ Verifier: 10 checks × PASS
    │
    ▼ ArtifactEngine.build_document()
Artifact(type=DOCUMENT, content="COMPUTE\n\nIntent: compute | Nodes: 1",
         verification_state=VERIFIED)
    │
    ▼ PipelineResult(ok=True, hashes={input, semantic_ir, subleq, artifact})
```

Every arrow is a phase transition in the FSM. Every intermediate is hashed. Every mutation advances τ. Every output is verified.

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**Certification Date**: 2026-09-21
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